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Today In Digital-First Banking: Green Dot Debuts GO2bank; Stimulus Checks Pose Challenges For TurboTax, H&R Block

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GO2bank is built to be the go-to destination for seamless, affordable, useful banking — combining the security, stability and experience of an FDIC-insured bank with the innovation and agility of a leading FinTech,” Green Dot Corp. CEO Dan Henry said in a press release. Stimulus Checks Pose Issues For H&R Block, TurboTax .

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Bill To Ease Regulation on Smaller FIs Before U.S. House

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A bill that would give regional banks a break on regulation was before the U.S. Groshans said that such financial institutions as Zions, Regions Financial, Citizens Financial, Huntington, American Express and Keycorp would benefit from the law. The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act , S.

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Southeast Asia B2B FinTech Keeps VC Wheels Turning

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bank technology firm securing $100 million to expand in the region. As an FDIC insured bank in the U.S., B2B FinTech investments appear to be relatively strong, too. This week, Southeast Asia is in the spotlight, with one U.S. Plus, an accounts payable technology company announced a $127 million equity round. KarbonCard. next year.

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Citizens Debuts Digital Bank

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Citizens Access safely and securely offers Member FDIC-insured online savings and CD accounts with attractive rates and no fees to customers across the United States.

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MOXY Preps Launch Of New Community Bank With NYMBUS

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Following approval by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Washington, D.C.’s “MOXY’s progressive and innovative approach to banking will provide greater digital convenient, advocacy and personalized financial services to its users,” bank President and CEO Casey G. .’s

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

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Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citi, to name a few, all scaled back their physical bank branch locations between 2012 and 2016, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Additionally, if recent trends are any indication, physical bank branches stand to lose a lot of ground in the near future.

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Consumer Banking Predictions 2019: Four Trends to Watch

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Indeed, we are already starting to see signs of distress among community and regional banks that lack the advertising budgets and sophisticated digital capabilities of the big national banks. In response to this competitive pressure, top 100 banks will invest in an area that has been neglected for too long — deposit pricing strategy.

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